On Tuesday, the City Council voted to outfit their police force with cameras.

The new technology, already being used by neighboring Clarksville Police Department, comes at a cost of $40,000.

For now, the Council is looking into funding for the cameras.

If there is not enough money in the police budget, they plan to offset the cost by using money from a public safety fund.

The City Council is also exploring purchasing an extended warranty for the equipment.

Assistant Police Chief Greg Sumler says the plan is to purchase 60 cameras. Each of the Department's 52 patrol officers will be outfitted and several additional cameras will also be purchased.

"It'll clip to the button hole or just to the edge, but the actual camera itself will sit on a porch on the belt," Sumler explained, adding, "The bigger ones you get in a fight, or a foot pursuit, sometimes they'll fall off or get ripped off."

On Tuesday, Sumler told the City Council the new equipment means not only keeping officers safe, but preventing lawsuits.

"I think it's just being able to show things from our point of view. When a frivolous complaint comes in to be able to look at it and see he didn't do anything you said he did."

Patrol Officer Susan Woodard said she's looking forward to the new technology.

"As long as I feel like I treat people with respect, maybe I'll get that respect in return," she said, adding, "If not, at least I have a camera to cover me."

In the past the Jeffersonville Police Department tried dash cam video. But often times it did not work and unless officers made traffic stops, that video was according to Assistant Chief Sumler 'not worth much.' Sumler says dash cams were removed from police cruisers back in 2012.

BY THE YEAR'S END, A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE ROLLING ON EVERY CALL, ARREST, AND TRAFFIC STOP. THE JEFFERSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL VOTED A SHORT TIME AGO TO OUTFIT THEIR POLICE FORCE WITH CAMERAS. WLKY'S LAUREN ADAMS JOINS US NOW WITH MORE. LAUREN? IN THE PAST THE JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TRIED DASH CAM VIDEO. BUT OFTEN TIMES IT DIDN'T WORK...AND UNLESS OFFICERS MADE TRAFFIC STOPS, THAT VIDEO WASN'T WORTH MUCH. IN THE MONTHS AHEAD, THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOW BE USING THE NEWEST CAMERA TECHNOLOGY. 9346 sw: 5:04:11 I'm in my car 100 percent by myself but we do have what we call district or beat partners LA: THAT MEANS WHEN JEFFERSONVILLE POLICE OFFICER SUSAN WOODARD TAKES A CALL, SOMEONE ELSE WILL BE THERE...BUT IT COULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES. SOON, SHE'LL BE WEARING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ALWAYS BE WITH HER, AND ALWAYS ON- A CAMERA. 9334 gs: 4:24:58 it'll clip to the button hole or just to the edge, but the actual camera itself will sit on a porch on the belt + 9334 gs: 4:25:15 the bigger ones which are fairly common, you get in a fight, or a foot pursuit, sometimes they'll fall off or get ripped off. LA: JEFFERSONVILLE'S ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF GREG SUMLER TOLD THE CITY COUNCIL IT'S A MATTER OF NOT ONLY KEEPING OFFICERS SAFE...BUT PREVENTING LAWSUITS: 9362 nat gs 6:55:02 law enforcement is changing, there's a lot more scrutiny 9334 gs: 4:27:08 I think it's just being able to show things from our point of view when a frivolous complaint comes in- to be able to look at it and go okay he didn't do anything you said he did. :18 LA: IT COMES AT A COST OF $40,000 BUT SUMLER SAYS THESE CAMERA WILL PAY FOR THEMSELVES. THE COUNCIL AGREED. 9362 ay 7:08:46 all those in favor? Aye. LA: WHILE FUNDING IS STILL BEING DISCUSSED, IT'S LIKELY PATROL OFFICERS LIKE WOODARD WILL BE OUTFITTED BY THE YEAR'S END...9346 sw: 5:05:25 that'll def. help us.....SHE BELIEVES THAT LITTLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. 9346 sw: 5:05:59 as long as I feel like I treat people with respect, maybe I'll get that respect in return. If not, at least I have a camera to cover me. :07 FOR NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL IS LOOKING INTO FUNDING FOR THESE CAMERAS. IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THE POLICE BUDGET, THEY PLAN TO OFFSET THE COST BY USING MONEY FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY FUND. THE ASSISTANT CHIEF BELIEVES 60 CAMERAS, 1 FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT'S 52 PATROLMEN AND SEVERAL EXTRAS, WILL BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE CITY COUNCIL IS ALSO EXPLORING PURCHASING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE EQUIPMENT. LAUREN ADAMS, WLKY NEWS.